Chinese word

翻番

Pronunciation

Pinyinfān fān

Meaning

  • verbdouble

Example

这个月销量翻番了。zhè ge yuè xiāo liàng fān fān le

This month's sales doubled.

Illustration for 翻番 (double)

More examples

经过三个月的努力，公司的利润已经翻番。jīng guò sān gè yuè de nǔ lì gōng sī de lì rùn yǐ jīng fān fān

After three months of effort, the company's profits have already doubled.

Core concept

A quantity rises from its starting level to a whole multiple of that level, with the increase reaching two times or more.

Common phrases

  • 销量翻番xiāo liàng fān fān

    sales doubled

  • 利润翻番lì rùn fān fān

    profits doubled

  • 业绩翻番yè jì fān fān

    performance doubled

Similar words

翻倍fān bèi: Increase to exactly double the original amount.
增加zēng jiā: Increase in amount, number, or size.
增长zēng zhǎng: Increase gradually in amount or degree over a period of time.

Definition in Chinese

表示数量成倍增加，常用于说明指标由原来增长为若干倍，语境中可指两倍或更多倍。biǎo shì shù liàng chéng bèi zēng jiā cháng yòng yú shuō míng zhǐ biāo yóu yuán lái zēng zhǎng wèi ruò gān bèi yǔ jìng zhōng kě zhǐ liǎng bèi huò gèng duō bèi

Word origin

翻 (fān, "to turn over") + 番 (fān, "a multiple or round") forms an expression for a quantity moving to a higher multiple of its former level.

Usage tips

  • In English, "double" normally means exactly two times, so an exact figure makes the size of the increase clearer when the Chinese context allows more than two.

Opposites

Related words

  • 翻倍fān bèidoubleverb

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